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Post: 19982255_1 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:52:11 +0000
Posted: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:52:11 +0000

Hello, all. Welcome to the Official Harry Potter Fan Fiction Contest. This contest will give you prompts for a Harry Potter-related fanfiction piece once every three months or so. The can range from songfics to poetry to slash fluffiness. Who knows? Well, I do... but other than that, no one! My self and my other judges are in charge of this contest, and we are all eagerly awaiting the masterpieces that YOU can write for us! So please read on! We're waiting for your work!

~TABLE OF CONTENTS~
First Post: Introduction and Table of Contents
Second Post: Rules and News
Third Post: Contest Requirements and Entrants
Fourth Post: Judging Requirements and About the Staff
Fifth Post: Winner's Circle and Prizes
Sixth Post: White and Black List
Seventh Post: F.A.Q.
Eighth Post: Links in and out
Ninth Post: Samples
Tenth Post: Donators
Eleventh Post: Reserved

DISCLAIMER: TOHPFFC has a mortal fear of lawyers - the contest isn't here to infringe upon any copyrights or break any laws, it's here to be a resource for Harry Potter dreamers. I do not lay any claim to Harry Potter or its associated materials. Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling.

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Post: 19982255_2 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 22:57:58 +0000
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~The Rules~
1. Obey the letter and spirit of the Gaia ToS
2. No bumping.
3. Only members of the white list may do emoticon bumping.
4. Be nice to Aari and your fellow writers.
5. No "txt tlk." NONE. If I see it, I will not accept any pieces you post.
6. Do NOT PM me your entry.
7. NO PLAGARISM!
8. No refunds. Sorry!
9. The following members are the only people allowed to advertise in the thread.
-All members of staff
-Ivydoll
-[Angry Masturbation]
-Mahayr in Waiting
10. Keep the thread at a PG-13 level. No talk about sex in a vulgar manner. No promoting drugs (not even alcohol), and no terribly foul language.
11. If awarded a prize, you have one week to accept the trade with the prize included. Unless I have been told so before results are posted, you will not recieve the prize after that week. (This is mostly because I feel uncomfortable having open trades on my account for a long time...)

I reserve the right to change these rules as I see fit.

If you are entered into the contest and break the rules, you will recieve two warnings before I remove you from the competition. Any further abuse will land you on the black list.

If you are NOT entered in the contest, you are given one warning. Then you are put on the black list.

If you continue to post in the thread after being put on the black list, I will have you reported. So don't say I didn't give you fair warning!

August 8th, 2008

This is an official announcement. After much consideration, and a heavy heart, I am now officially closing this contest forever. I hate not having a thriving contest. Also, the fact that this is the original, first and offical contest has not stopped people from creating Harry Potter contests of their own. Not only is that harmful to the contest, it hurts me as well. So, I am letting everyone know that The Official Harry Potter Fan Fiction Contest is over for good.

Thank you to all of you who have contributed or entered my contest. I treasure you all.

May 28th, 2008

Hey, wazzup? Anyways, the winners for the songfic contest are up and are on page 172. Prizes have gone out, and I will be cancelling any unaccepted trades on June 1st, 2008. Any questions, PM Aari-chan.

December 19th, 2007

The thread has been cleaned up a bit! It took a while, but I finally got it all organized. Also, I've decided that the prompt I set up is not working at all. I am changing it. The new prompt will be up by tomorrow.

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Post: 19982255_3 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:11:22 +0000
Posted: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:11:22 +0000

TOHPFFC will only allow your piece to be judged if it meets the following requirements.

-Only ONE entry per person.
-Please post your entry or a link to your entry in the thread.
-Entry fee is 200 gold. PLease send the trade to ME and label it HP Writing Contest

~May-August~
This time I'm making it even simpler. A simple story. The plot is yours, but you have to have certain elements in it.

THIS CONTEST ROUND ENDS ON AUGUST 20TH. NO EXCEPTIONS.

~The Forbidden Forest~

(Also known as the things that aren't allowed. Having one of these will result in one point being deducted from the requirements area.)
-No OCs (OC=Original Characters)
-The narration cannot be from the POV of Harry, Ron or Hermione
-No smut. I don't want anything that takes thing past the point of no return.

~Required~

-The story must be in first person point of view.
-There must be mentioning of all the following:
~An apple
~a kitchen sink
~fur
~hangnails
-Someone must cry
-Mention an event from Deathly Hallows
-Quote something from Shakespeare

~The Champions~

biggrin = Sent Trade
whee = Posted Entry
heart = Posted and Sent Trade

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More entries will be accepted, I'm just too lazy to type out the numbers...

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Post: 19982255_4 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:15:57 +0000
Posted: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:15:57 +0000

~Judging~

Each piece is judged by myself and the other three judges. I take the total scores from each judge and average them. The highest number wins! In the event of a tie for placement, I will have the tied competitors post with the random number action from 1-30. The highest number will still win.

Note: The number for the requirements, and total change each round.

Requirements: /8
Conventions: /6
Creativity: /18
Originality: /10
Diction: /5
Plot: /5
Basic Rating: /5
Total: /57

General feeling/opinion about the story: Include at least one good part of the story and one thing the writer can improve on.

~About the Judges~

pixie_dust_901

What got me into HP? When I was in third grade, our school librarian read the first few chapters of the first (and at that time only) book. The scene that always stuck out in my mind was when they went into the Great Hall. So then I started reading them in my own time and I’ve read every book as it came out.

What do I do other than gaia? Well, deviantart, myotaku…..not a whole lot. *thinks* No, I lied. I also co-write fanfictions on fanfiction.net. The most popular is “Akito’s Adventures in TV-Land” which I co-write with my best friend/soul sister.

Personality? Well, on a good day, I’m usually kind (I hope) and really geeky. I like history and etymology and things like that. Plus I’m a book worm. I’m almost always in the mood for a good laugh. And on a bad day….well, just pray to whatever god you do or don’t believe in that you never catch me on a bad day.

Aari-chan

Who am I? I'm Aari, Goddess Supreme of this thread. So why'd I make it? Because I LOVE good fanfiction. And to be honest, it's getting harder and harder to find that. Harry Potter was my first real obsession as far as books go. At that time, I was extremely unsatisfied with the Boxcar Children mysteries, and I'd read every Nancy Drew book out there. I was looking for something different and new. Thus spawned my adoration of Harry Potter.

Other than reading obsessively about my Boy-Who-Lived, I enjoy writing and reading poetry, baby-sitting, and singing. Music is one of the greatest passions in my life, and I intend to pursue it like a Seeker after a Snitch. I love to watch movies. I also swim and run to keep fit.

As to who I am personality-wise... I really must say that I'm a rather random and goofy person. Unless I'm in a bad mood. I can be mopey, and depressing quite often. Mostly I try to keep it out of Gaia-life. On my good days I can also be easily stirred into a debate, and I usually win. But that's because I argue with boys obsessed with videogames. xd I love my family very much. And my dog. So that's me!

Teh Luffled One

Korrigan Venare

Both coming soon. sweatdrop

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Post: 19982255_5 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:19:32 +0000
Posted: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:19:32 +0000

~The Winners~

-Nolah de Fanel (Nov 2006-Jan 2007)

-double-e-kelly (Feb-May 2007)

-Zabby42 (Dec 2007-Feb 2008.)

-OrangeHotaru (Nov 2006-Jan 2007)

-x.fiendish (Feb-May 2007)

-Blue the Unicorn (Dec 2007-Feb 2008.)

-Lawchan (Nov 2006-Jan 2007)

-IvyDoll (Feb-May 2007)

-Amorpheous (Dec 2007-Feb 2008.)

~Honorable Mentions~

-Cally Lilly (Nov 2006-Jan 2007)
-Tia_blue (Nov 2006-Jan 2007)

-Kumo-otome (Feb-May 2007)
-Peachwafflez (Feb-May 2007)
-crystallicrain (Feb-May 2007)

-angel_of_joy (Dec 2007-Feb 2008.)

~Prizes~

First Place: 7000 gold
Second Place: 3500 gold
Third Place: 2000 gold.

Honorable Mentions: 300 gold

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Post: 19982255_6 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:21:33 +0000
Posted: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:21:33 +0000

~Dumbledore's Army~

-Korrigan Venare: After sending out a PM to my friendslist, sending out news of this thread, she responded within seconds, saying that she'd love to be a judge. At this point, I don't even think she had even seen the contest! She's awsome and cool, and that's why she's getting put on the white list. WHEE! heart And, as the first member of the white list, she is the thread's auntie. Because this contest is my baby... *cuddles with the thread and coos*

-Lawchan: He's been around for about a month just keeping the thread alive. whee It makes me feel so happy! AND he's seen Labyrinth. Which means he's cool. So there. OH! And he comes in, without making any mention of entering the contest and says that he's made three banners for me. If that's not white list material.. I dunno what is. And as the first guy member of the white list, he get's to be the thread's uncle. *see above name for reasoning behind giving thread relatives

-The Harry Potter Obsessor: Kat joined a few months ago by my constant insistance... and she's been an important part of the thread ever since! A while ago, she sent me a PM, saying this:

The Harry Potter Obsessor
Heya, Aari! I realized this morning that all I ever do on the computer is check up on this contest and red other HP fanfics, so... I want you to know that from this point on, you have my full financial support, which includes all mah Gaia gold, so you can get the things you want and not be burdened with worrying about paying the winner's purse. So... just give me a hug and go for making this the best contest EVER!!

This earns her an official spot on the white list, and the title of thread Godmother.

~The Death Eaters~

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Post: 19982255_7 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:22:33 +0000
Posted: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:22:33 +0000

~Frequently Asked Questions~

Q: What are your standings on slash? (For those who do not know what slash is, it is a fan fiction term describing homosexual pairings)
-A: We accept it. However, Aari asks that you avoid incest. Incest, for those of you who don't know, is pairings that occur in the family. For example: Ron/Ginny, Fred/George, Fluer/Gabrielle, Albus/Aberforth (Because it's so obviously Albus/Gellert.. talk2hand ) etc.. That's my only request.

Q: Can I edit my piece?
-A: Of course! The we want to know that you're submitting the best! You can edit it until the contest is closed for judging. But, until then... make it the best!

Q: Can I post my story on fanfiction.net or another host and then just post the link in the thread?
-A: Yup!

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Post: 19982255_8 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:23:45 +0000
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~Portkeys to TOHPFFC~

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Post: 19982255_9 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:25:07 +0000
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~TEH JUDGES' SAMPLES~

COMING SOON!

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Post: 19982255_10 created on Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:25:58 +0000
Posted: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 23:25:58 +0000

~My Lovely Donators~

-The Harry Potter Obsessor: Kat has decided to fully pledge all of her funds to this contest. It fills me with joy! crying

-Teh Luffled One: 1925 gold

-The Onigiri and Nezumi: 5k gold

-Blue the Unicorn: 2250 gold

-angel_of_joy: 2k gold

-chyuu: 9800 gold eek

-the Angel of Dark Light: 800 gold